Obituaries

Sr. Mary Aimee Starks, R.S.M.

Sr. Mary Aimee Starks, R.S.M.

Oct 15, 2007

Sister Mary Aimee Starks, R.S.M., age 71, died Monday in Barling, AR. She was born in Biloxi and entered the Religious life in 1954 and spent 53 years as a Religious Sister of Mercy. Over the years she was a teacher and principal in Catholic parochial schools throughout the state of Mississippi and Arkansas. She was preceded in death by...

Mary Ann Clark

Mary Ann Clark

Oct 15, 2007

Mary Ann Clark, 83, passed away Monday, October 15, 2007 in Marietta, Georgia. Mary was born in Connecticut and lived in Ohio for 48 years. She was a resident of Biloxi for 25 years before relocating to Georgia 3 years ago.Mary was a WWII Women's Army Corps Veteran. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles W. Clark, Sr....

William Walter Vaughn David

William Walter Vaughn David

Oct 14, 2007

William Walter Vaughn David, age 57, a resident of Ocean Springs, died Sunday, October 14, 2007 in Smyth County, Virginia. He was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi on February 19, 1950. Will retired in 1992 after serving 22 years as a Security Policeman in the United States Air Force. Thereafter, he made his home on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, first in...

Dixie Saline Bowlin

Dixie Saline Bowlin

Oct 14, 2007

Dixie Saline Bowlin, 41, of D'Iberville died Sunday, October 14, 2007 in Biloxi. Dixie was a native of Olive Branch, MS. She was a graduate of Olive Branch High School, Class of 1984. Dixie was a resident of the Coast for the past 12 years. She was a homemaker and a member of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church. Dixie...

Louis H. Teck

Louis H. Teck

Oct 14, 2007

Mr. Louis H. Teck, age 61, of Biloxi, MS., died Sunday, October 14, 2007, in Biloxi. He was born in Hattiesburg, MS., was formerly of Purvis, MS., and was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast. Mr. Teck was preceded in death by his parents, William and Sadie Teck. Survivors include two sisters, Martha Smith of Ocean Springs, MS., and...

Thomas  Clayton Timmons

Thomas Clayton Timmons

Oct 13, 2007

Mr. Thomas C. Timmons, 73 of D'Iberville, died Saturday, October 13, 2007 in Gulfport, MS. Mr. Timmons was a longtime resident of the Gulf Coast and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He retired after 20 years in the United States Air Force and after 25 years with the Harrison County Sheriff Office. He was a member of the...

Lonie Scarborough

Lonie Scarborough

Oct 12, 2007

Lonie “Faye” Phillips Scarborough, 68, of Saucier passed away Friday, October 12, 2007 in Saucier. Mrs. Scarborough was preceded in death by her husband, James “Jim” Scarborough; her father and mother, Ollie E. and Lillie L. B. Phillips, both of Raleigh; brothers D. W. Phillips, Curtis Phillips, A. W. Phillips, R. B. Phillips, J. W. Phillips, and sister Mary E....

Lou Bond

Lou Bond

Oct 12, 2007

Ms. Lou E. Bond, 89 of Biloxi, MS was called to be the Lord's angel on October 12, 2007. She was born on April 24, 1918. Ms. Lou E. Bond is preceded in death by her parents, William Wesley and Mary Forehand, her sisters, Gerturde Forehand and Ivon Hosli, her brother, Wilbur Forehand and her son Robert Wesley Hamm. Ms....

Laurence Viator

Laurence Viator

Oct 11, 2007

Mrs. Laurence Lachuassee Viator, 102, of D'Iberville, MS passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2007. Born in Erath, LA, she had been a resident of the Gulf Coast for the past 75 years. Mrs. Viator was the former owner of Viator's grocery on Division St. in Biloxi. A former member of St. Louis Catholic Church and was currently a member...

John Mendon McMurrian

John Mendon McMurrian

Oct 9, 2007

John Mendon McMurrian, 69, of D'Iberville died October 9, 2007 in D'Iberville. John was a lifelong resident of D'Iberville. He was a graduate of D'Iberville High School where he played on the first football team. John was a graduate of Perkinston Jr. College. He was retired from Biloxi Police Department and The Department of Marine Resource Law Enforcement as a...

Jane Gaye Stallings

Jane Gaye Stallings

Oct 8, 2007

Jane Gaye Stallings, age 53, of Long Beach died Monday, October 8, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Stallings was born in Rolling Fork, and was a resident of Long Beach for 20 years. She was the co-owner of Coast Garage Door Company. She cherished her children and her granddaughter and was a wonderful wife to her husband. Gaye loved spending time...

Juliet Agnes Lamey Barnes

Juliet Agnes Lamey Barnes

Oct 7, 2007

Mrs. Juliet Agnes Lamey Barnes, 91, of Biloxi, MS, died Sunday, October 7, 2007, in D'Iberville. Mrs. Barnes was a native and lifelong resident of the coast. She was a member of St. Louis and St. Johns Catholic Churches and the Senior Citizens Center for many years. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her former husbands,...

William Bradley Downs

William Bradley Downs

Oct 6, 2007

William Bradley Downs, age 21, of Saucier, died Saturday, October 6, 2007 in Saucier. He was preceded in death by a grandfather, Robert Camp; He is survived by his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Downs, Jr. of Saucier; a sister, Cynthia Downs of Saucier; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Downs, Sr. of Bond, and Yvonne Andrews of...

Samantha Downs

Samantha Downs

Oct 6, 2007

Samantha "Sammy" Forehand Downs, age 19, of Saucier, died Saturday, October 6, 2007 in Saucier. She was preceded in death by a grandmother, Neil Richerson. She is survived by her mother, Michelle Kleiser and her husband, Jeffrey of Gulfport; her father, Bill Forehand of Gulfport; sisters, Tabetha Hartmann and husband Todd of Gulfport, Angel Young and husband, Donald of Pass...

Lucille F. Smith

Lucille F. Smith

Oct 6, 2007

Lucille F. Smith, age 85, of Diamondhead, died Saturday, October 6, 2007 in Gulfport. Mrs. Smith was a native of New Orleans and was a long time resident of Diamondhead, She was a homemaker and a member of Annunciation Catholic Church where she sang in the choir. She was Queen of the Woodland Village Mardi Gras Krewe for two years...

Orion Frederick Alley

Orion Frederick Alley

Oct 5, 2007

Orion Frederick Alley, 80, went home to be with God on October 5, 2007. He was a loving son, husband, father, PawPaw and Great-PawPaw. His love of dancing and his laughter, smile and shine for life will be remembered not only by his family but by the many friends he made during his time on Earth. Orion was the father...

Mr. Carleton Ferguson

Mr. Carleton Ferguson

Oct 4, 2007

Mr. Carlton W. "Carl" Ferguson, age 69, of Vancleave, MS., died Thursday, October 4, 2007, in Vancleave. Mr. Ferguson was born in Jackson County and remained a lifelong resident of Jackson County. He was the Stable Manager of Gulf Hills Dude Ranch for 22 years and then worked with Venus Farm Supply for another 10 years. He was preceded in...

Raymond Arthur Nacol

Raymond Arthur Nacol

Oct 3, 2007

Raymond A. Nacol, 66, on October 3, 2007 went to be with the Lord to join his mother, Mary Nacol White and his father, George N. Nacol. He was born in Houston, TX and moved to Biloxi, MS in 1960 when he met his bride of 46 years, Barbara L. Page of Biloxi. Coming from the oldest independently owned family...

John Raymond Rodenkirch

John Raymond Rodenkirch

Oct 2, 2007

Mr. John R. Rodenkirch, Sr., age 67, of Ocean Springs, MS., died Tuesday, October 2, 2007, in Ocean Springs. Mr. Rodenkirch was a resident of the community for 25 years. He loved bass fishing, NASCAR, and painting. He was of the Catholic faith. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Eva Rodenkirch, two sisters, and one brother....

Tullus R. Castor

Tullus R. Castor

Oct 2, 2007

Tullus R.Castor, age 88, of Gulfport, died Tuesday, October 2, 2007 in Biloxi. He was a native of Ohio and attended Ohio Northern University and entered Ohio 37th Division of National Guard in 1940. After World War II, he went to work with his father in the contracting business. During the Korean Conflict he joined the Army and retired in...